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Coffee County Progress
FRED RICKETSON,
EDITOR ani> manager.
PablUlicd Even Wednesday
By the
PROGRESS I’l RUSHING COMI'ANE
Official Organ of Coffee County.
Entered at the postoffice at Douglas
Georgia, as Second-Class Matter.
Bubseription SI.OO a year in advance;
Six months, 50 cents; single cop
ies 5 cents,
Advei tising Rates on Application.
So far, we have hat! a very dry
May.
A smile is cooler in summer and
warmer in winter than a frown.
What do you think of the chances
of the farmer who is not busy along
now?
Douglas must have and support a
band there are so many occasions
on which one is needed.
The end of the school year is in
sight and the pleasures of vacation j
are almost with us.
A glance over Coffee county’s j
farm lands will give some evidence
of preparedness.
The standardizing of Coffee
county’s rural schools is also a grow
ing example of preparedness.
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If there should develop war with
Germany, quite a bunch of us would
admit, "America should be seen
first.”
You will be a creditable Douglas
and Coffee county booster, if you
will help agitate the support of a
band.
We candidly thought there would
be an Atlanta candidate. Just how
would Governor Hugh M. Dorsey
Bound any way?
While it is stated the city of
Douglas is cleaning up, it might be a
wise plan for some personal clean
ing to be done.
Some said on the first, we were
clean financially, but there was
some scrubbing to be done in old
Douglas, morally.
The Macon News wishes to know,
“How do those South Georgia towns
that are passing 'anti-pan-toting’
ordinances expect the poor nigger
men to live.”
Frank Mangum is showing the
weekly press some originality with
the Swainsboro Forest-Blade. If
you ask him. he will tell you it only
takes a little hustle.
This is "clean-up” month in Geor
gia, but to rid the state of the hid
den bottles, we are inclined to be
lieve that it requires more than 31
days to clean up what was left over.
The go-to church campaign is be
ing waged throughout the country,
doubly so in Douglas just now, on
account of the much needed revival
in progress at the Methodist church.
Henry Ford has had a SIOO,OOO
libel suit tiled against him. The
prices of flivvers will likely soar at
least 30 or 35 e< nts and within a few
minutes the one hundred thousand
plunks will be covered.
It is reported Archie Roosevelt,
son of Colonel Roosevelt, will be
come a wool sorter at $0 a week this
summer, following his graduation at
Harvard. Wonder if Archie will
observe union hours and can he buy
gasoline on that salary?
So far as immediate business com
petency is concerned, some say
Grandoldbuttermilk is as harmful
and costly as JohnßarlevCorn, since
the former puts you to sleep and
the latter runs you crazy. G less
these sort of bugs must drink about
a half gallon at the time, i. e.. of
the g. o. b., which ought to put any
thing to sleep.
WITH DORSEY kUNNING
With Hugh Dorsey running for
governor at this time, the Frank
case will he up for discussion and
every phase of the famous case will
he re-tried by the people of Geor
gia. To the average Georgian, to
think of Dorsey is to think of the
Frank case, and while there are dif
ferences of opinion, there will be in
jected into the gubnatorial cam
paign renewal of the stormy scenes
that were in evidence from the time
the murder was committed until the
execution of Frank tty a mob in
Cobb county.
Those who will be against Dorsey
will admire the way he did his duty
and those who will he for him wiil
be so because he did his duty and
did it well, more than for any other
: reason. No doubt a great deal of
pressure has been brought to bear
upon Mr. Dorsey to make the race,
by friends who know him from
other angles than from his activity
in the above named case. He is
doubtless a very able man and there
will be counties in the state that
will give him overwhelming majori
ties and others that will give him no
vote at all.
It is believed by many that he will
run on the anti-prohibition ticket.
If so, this would be the ticket upon
which he would win or lose, as no
question before the people would in
ject as much interest into the cam
paign as a light by the prohibition
factions.
WE NEED a’bAND
What is a more valuable asset to
a city than a band?
What is a greater boosting means
and a more enjoyable pleasure the
year round?
How many occasions are there
when a band is needed in Douglas
and Coffee county? Numerate them.
If this was other than a progressive
city and county, one would not be
needed. Think of the fair, school
meetings and closings, the occasions,
one is needed by the chamber of
commerce, and other events.
Douglas has had bands that dis
banded. They were not permanent.
In the first place, many of the mem
bers were not settled, which fact
would account for disorganization,
i/ for no other reason.
Then the last organized band here
survived for a while at practically
their own expense. The members
paid for the instruments and also
the instructor. The boys loved mu
sic and loved to play, but it was
quite an expensive proposition.
W’hat we must agitate until we
get is a good, live band composed of
members permanently located, who
can play at all times. These will be
easy enough to secure, providing
the bovs have their expenses paid.
They will gladly play on the band
and keep up with their work as a
side line.
Moultrie has a band of local boys,
all of whom have other positions.
11 is learned an instructor can be
secured for $25 a month salary and
he will depend on a side line for his
other income. The city of Douglas
should be willing to donate at least
that much, while there are other or
ganizations, deriving benefit that
should be willing to give some.
Very few instruments would be to
buy, as most of them are on hand.
We must have an expenses-paid
band.
Our efforts to encourage a base
ball team for Douglas this summer
' may not be wholly in vain. How
ever, business has got to pick up.
THE LEAGUE CONVENTION
/
Lest you forget, don’t plan your
summer trip so as to be away from
Douglas June 14-18. The whole
town will have to rally to the sup
port of the Epworth League if we
give them the support they need in
entertaining the South Georgia Ep
worth League conference.
Read These Ads
Read these ads and keep in touch
with the business center of Douglas
and then you will know how to use
1 good judgment in expending your
money and making good purchases.
Attention is directed to the fol
lowing ads of business men of Doug
las which will be found on sepurai
pages in tlys issue of the Progress:
A. H. Huckabee, the Boston Store,
the Douglas Auto Co., Peterson <k
Relihan, and lawin’s Department
Store.
COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS
LET THE LABORING MEN SPEAK
Lot the laboring men and the far
mers speak out on the matter of
this country going to war. Let us
have a referendum with reference
to our protecting the lives of citi-.
zensof the United States in the war
zone, and the length to which we
shall go to iefend the honor of the
country.
The bankers of Wall street, the
editors of the metropolitan news
papers, the magazine editors and
writers and the social set of Boston,
New Port and Providence are not
the custodians of the conscience and
the defenders of the honor of this
nation. They may think they con
trol, but they do not. in the case
of war the men who will decide the
issue will be the laboring men and
the farmers. They will have to do
the fighting as privates. They will
have to live in the trenches and eat
hard tack and water. They will
have to fill the hospitals and ceme
teries. The rich are not going to
fight. The Roosevelts will volun
teer if they can get high appoint
ments in the army, but they do not
expect to be shot or to lie in the
trenches. The manufacturers will
get rich on contracts, and Wall
street brokers will get richer stock
jobbing, and newspaper editors and
magazine editors will be busy as
bees in a tar bucket criticising the
administration and the conduct of
the war. There will be a call for
volunteers, and they will have to
come from the laboring class and
from the farm They will refuse to
volunteer, probably, and then we
shall have enforced service. They
will have to fight then still saving
the honor of the nation.
Who brought on the civil war?
Editors, preachers and politicians.
V\ ho did the fighting?
Poor farmers and laborers.
The records show* men who enlist
come from the working class. Of
the 28,772 men who took their "first
enlistment” obligation during 1914
(the latest for which statistics are
available), more than one-third
that is, 10,190 men—were occupied
simply as “laborers.”
The second largest contingent
came from the farm. One-eighth of
the whole number, or 3, 87 of the
first enlistment recruits were “far
mers.”
The third largest class were the
“clerks and bookkeepers,” 1,700 of
them; then followed “drivers and
stablemen,” who contributed 1,272;
“machinists,” with 1,018.
These five classes were the only
subdivisions that went over the thou
sand mark, but all the classes which
follow belong to the vast army of
workers.
Following in order come carpent
ers firemen, cooks, electricians, min
ers, painters, chauffers, plumbers,
waiters, tailors, musicians, printers,
barkeepers, salesmen, engineers,
blacksmiths, bakers,[sailors, railroad
hands, telegraphers.
The highly skilled trades and the
professions contribute few recruits.
Thus, out of the nearly 29,000 “first
enlistment” men in 1914, only three
lithographers, 4 wireless operators.
4 doctors, 5 aviators 0 chemists, 6
ball-players and 15 actors appear in
the lists.
Before this nation plans for war
we should have a referendum, that
will record the voice of these men
who are to make up our army.—
Moultrie Observer.
The ladies who have been so de
lighted over stock law for Douglas
have been up in arms the past week
| over its slack enforcement. At
| their recent meetings many protests
have been made and now that the
ladies are determined, we fancy we
see the fences fastened more secure
ly around poor “sis cow.”
SUNBEAMS’ MITE-BOX
! or ojr mite-box opening,
\X e give you glad greeting,
And trust you’ll be with us Sunday;
Perhaps it seems funny.
But we hope for some money
For the work you’ll hear of that day.
o. com.- to the meeting.
For time is fast fleeting.
And children are pleading today
That we send them the story
Of Christ and His glory,
A id teach them to love and to pray.
SUNBEAMS.
Do Yoj Need Money? y Plentiful
W e are now closing farm loans promptly. If you need
money, come to see us
DICKERSON, KELLEY & ROBERTS
1 lie Most Efficient work for the least
COST
IGNITION
SUPPLIES
The vital parts of
Auto Machinery are
like the vital parts of
the body---They need
Skillful Attention.
You Garaje Service
£L Tiie Douglas Auto Co.
STOMACH SUFFERERS
MARY’S Wonderful Remedy
One Dose will Convince you.
Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy is well
known throughout the country. Many
thousand people have ta en it for
Stomach, Liver and Intestinal Ail
ments and report mat vr lous results
and are highly prai iig it to others.
Astonishing benefits suffere; s have re
ceived even from one dose are heard
everywhere and explain its tremen
dous sale to more than a million people.
It rarely ever fails aud those afflicted
with Stomach, Liver and Intestinal
Ailments, Indigestion, Gas in the
Stomach and Intestine o , Dizziness,
Fainting Spells, Colic Attacks, Toipid
Liver, Constipation, etc., should by all
means try this remedy. Mary’s Won
derful Remedy gives permanent results
for stomach, liver and intestinal ail
ments. Eat as much and whatever you
like. No more distress after eating,
pressure of gas in the stomach and
around the heart. Get one bottle of
your druggist now and try it on an
absolute guaiantee if not satisfac
tory money will be returned.
"For sale by Sapp’s Pharmacy and
all other reliable druggists.” adv.
Buy groceries cheap for cash from
G. R. Moore.
For quick loans on improved
farm lands, at low rate of interest
and least expense, see F. W. Dart,
Douglas, Ga,
tf-adv.
We've got what you want and will
sell it to you for less for cash
G. R Moore.
The Best of Service in
the Shortest rime.
Tne Skill of Exper
ienced to work on your
Car.
SUITS! SUITS! SUITS!
Who Said Suits?
Hats—Soft Shirts
Walk-Over Shoes
Peterson & Relihan
Gents’ Furnishings
Everything for Men and
BOYS’
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Best in
QUALITY and PRICE
Peterson Avenue
transmission
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